Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting ... the seventh cornice up to the bell chamber's floor on the south side, while only adding ...

As of June 1999, the Leaning Tower of Pisa leaned an inch less than it had ... the Leaning Tower will lean about a foot and a half less at the top than it does now. NOVA: To the layman, one ...

When we talk about buildings that tilt captivatingly, you might immediately think of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy ... The crooked spire sits on top of St Mary & All Saints church in ...

The Village of Niles recently voted in favor of purchasing the old YMCA — named for the replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa that stands ... as "easily among the top 10 [YMCAs] in the country ...

This architectural curiosity is a precise half-scale version of Italy's famous Pisa tower, rising 94 feet tall with a 28-foot diameter and leaning a ... River Valley,' 'On Top of Old Smokey ...

Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun ... meaning that at the top, it's displaced nearly 13 feet from its bottom. Yikes! And yet, it's still architecturally sound enough ...

Have you ever wondered if the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a catastrophe waiting to happen? In this one-minute video, Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze explains how architects and engineers spent the ...